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Πτολεμαί̈ς

tol - ḗ - mā´is ( Πτολεμαΐ́ς , Ptolemaı̄́s ): Same as "Acco" in Judges 1:31 . Ptolemais was the most prominent town on the Phoenician seacoast in Maccabean times (1 Macc 5:15, 55; 10:1, 58, 60; 12:48), and is once mentioned in the New Testament in Acts 21:7 as a seaport at which Paul landed for one day, visiting the "brethren" in the place. See ACCO; PHOENICIA .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ptolemais'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/p/ptolemais.html. 1915.

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